Stenopterygia subcurva | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | S. subcurva
|
Binomial name | |
Stenopterygia subcurva (
Walker, 1857)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Stenopterygia subcurva is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]
The male has basal trifine hair-pencils. Forewings with brown facies. Caterpillar blackish with orange-red head. Lateral orange patch found on T1. Setae based on a white dot. Caterpillar usually rests on underside of a leaf. Pupation occurs in a tough oval white silken cocoon covered with earth particles within the soil. [4]
Larval host plant is Ochna.
Stenopterygia subcurva | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Species: | S. subcurva
|
Binomial name | |
Stenopterygia subcurva (
Walker, 1857)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
Stenopterygia subcurva is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]
The male has basal trifine hair-pencils. Forewings with brown facies. Caterpillar blackish with orange-red head. Lateral orange patch found on T1. Setae based on a white dot. Caterpillar usually rests on underside of a leaf. Pupation occurs in a tough oval white silken cocoon covered with earth particles within the soil. [4]
Larval host plant is Ochna.